Homegrown additions for Valour FC

Valour FC announced the signing of two more Canadians to multi-year contracts, Tuesday.

British-born and Ontario-raised Jordan Murrell is a defender who’s played in the United Soccer League the last few years, most recently for Reno.

Murrell, 25, has attended Canadian national camps on several occasions, including the U-23 Olympic camp and Caribbean tour that had Valour coach Rob Gale on its staff.

“He is another exceptional character added to our organization,” Gale said in a statement. “And we will be looking to his experiences and leadership to help build the right level of professionalism from day one.”

Midfielder Glenn Muenkat is a 20-year-old from Toronto who joins the new Canadian Premier League squad from Germany, where he scored two goals for an under-21 team last season.

Gale worked with Muenkat at the U-18 level.

Valour starts its training camp in March.

FISH ADD ARMS

The Winnipeg Goldeyes have added a pair of pitchers to their roster, one a rookie and one a returning veteran.

Jack Charleston returns after a workhorse season with the Fish in 2018, when he appeared in an American Association record 60 of Winnipeg’s 100 regular-season games.

The 26-year-old Florida native pitched 51 innings and posted a 2-3 record with one save and a 2.63 ERA, with 34 strikeouts and 19 walks.

The rookie is Brandon Marklund, a product of North Vancouver, B.C., who went 6-1 with eight saves and a 2.38 ERA at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee, last season.